http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/10/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/ Moving Children's Ministry Forward Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/10/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Nathan Firmin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:26:09 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/09/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/#comment-628 I remember Phil talking about how Christians are not much on funny. I agree. That is one reason I use two lamb puppets called Lambeaux and Boudreaux to tell Bible stories and for children's message in worship. The puppets get to say silly things that create learning moments. Kids laugh while really listening to Lambeaux and Boudreaux. Lambeaux has done one video and we're going to try to do more to reach kids. I remember Phil talking about how Christians are not much on funny. I agree. That is one reason I use two lamb puppets called Lambeaux and Boudreaux to tell Bible stories and for children's message in worship. The puppets get to say silly things that create learning moments. Kids laugh while really listening to Lambeaux and Boudreaux. Lambeaux has done one video and we're going to try to do more to reach kids.

]]> http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/10/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Jill Nelson Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:33:28 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/09/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/#comment-598 Media is so much of kids today’s culture... I agree with Phil that we don't need to try to compete with media itself (meaning match the media we create with what's out there), but we do need to appeal to kids. I have several kids in our church who only attend with their mom. If they throw enough of a fit, they can stay home with dad and watch cartoons or play video games. We need to be creating a program/environment that they'd rather be at than in front of the TV. Loving them includes knowing what they like, what's fun to them, etc. and using that to show them that God knows them and understands them. Media is so much of kids today’s culture… I agree with Phil that we don't need to try to compete with media itself (meaning match the media we create with what's out there), but we do need to appeal to kids. I have several kids in our church who only attend with their mom. If they throw enough of a fit, they can stay home with dad and watch cartoons or play video games. We need to be creating a program/environment that they'd rather be at than in front of the TV. Loving them includes knowing what they like, what's fun to them, etc. and using that to show them that God knows them and understands them.

]]> http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/10/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Jill Nelson Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:33:04 +0000 http://www.elementalcm.com/2009/04/09/my-conspire-2009-thoughts-general-session-1-with-phil-vischer/#comment-597 I think we're doing a good job at loving kids at my church. I'm always so blessed to watch the relationship between our small group leaders and their kids. My favorite moment of witnessing this came at a sleepover we had for our 4th & 5th grade girls. A girl who had only been attending for a few weeks shared some struggles with her leader. While talking, she looked at her leader with complete adoration. It was beautiful to watch the way she intently listened to her leader's advice, fully trusting her. This relationship was developed by having a leader who truly cares about the girls in her group, showing them that she knows and understands them, and is gifted at working with kids. I think loving kids is how we can compete with media. But as Larry Shallenberger said in his session on culture, “To love someone is to know their culture.” I think we're doing a good job at loving kids at my church. I'm always so blessed to watch the relationship between our small group leaders and their kids. My favorite moment of witnessing this came at a sleepover we had for our 4th & 5th grade girls. A girl who had only been attending for a few weeks shared some struggles with her leader. While talking, she looked at her leader with complete adoration. It was beautiful to watch the way she intently listened to her leader's advice, fully trusting her. This relationship was developed by having a leader who truly cares about the girls in her group, showing them that she knows and understands them, and is gifted at working with kids. I think loving kids is how we can compete with media. But as Larry Shallenberger said in his session on culture, “To love someone is to know their culture.”

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